Alexander v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

On April 23, 1985, Defendant-Appellant Dwaine Alexander was found guilty by a jury of burglary, a class B felony, and was found to be an habitual offender. He was sentenced to a 6 year term of imprisonment, enhanced by 30 years for the habitual offender finding. In this direct appeal, Alexander challenges the validity of the habitual offender finding.

The facts show that on March 19, 1984, the Gary Police responded to a burglary in progress call. Upon arriving at the scene, a female informed Detective Sergio Esca lante and Detective Thomas Houston that a man had forced open…